Course title
地域社会システム調査実習   [Practice on Eco-social Investigation]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 2  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01RN2302
Instructor(s)
朝岡 幸彦, 土屋 俊幸, 榎本 弘行, 澤 佳成, 竹本 太郎, 田開 寛太郎   [ASAOKA Yukihiko, TSUCHIYA Toshiyuki, ENOMOTO Hiroyuki, SAWA Yoshinari, TAKEMOTO Taro, TABIRAKI Kantaro]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Generally, creating a sustainable society is required to get a resident and community sustainable. Due to the rapid development and depopulation or congestion, a lot of communities are losing the function to cooperate as a community. This course content will focus on what we are required to for creating a sustainable community with a method of social research and participant observation.
Expected Learning
To obtain a fundamental method of social research through community survey such as an on-the-spot investigation, interview, participant observation and workshop in Toyamago region (Toyamago consist from two regions which are Kamimura and Minamishinano) in Iida-city, Nagano prefecture. Also, course participants will learn how the residents and government of Iida city work on their region’s problems by conducting research.
Course schedule
All surveys will be conducted in Toyamago region in Iida city, Nagano prefecture.

(1) Prologue
1. Guidance: What do we learn from a social research?
(TSUCHIYA, ASAOKA, ENOMOTO, SAWA, TAKEMOTO,TABIRAKI

(2) Method of a social survey
1. How to do a social survey (1) the meaning of conducting research in rural districts (TSUCHIYA)
2. How to do a social survey (2) Method of qualitative research, including interview method (ASAOKA)
3. How to do a social survey (3) Method of research in rural districts (TAKEMOTO)
4. How to do a social survey (4) techniques for interviewing (SAWA)

(3) Introduction of Iida city, Nagano prefecture
5.Rural community development in Toyamago region(Iida City employee, Director of Kamimura and Minamishinano community center) (May 8th ).
6.Community development in Iida city (Iida City employee)
11. Festival(Festa) of puppet show and theory of experiential community development

(4) Make a research plan
7.Review the preliminary study, organize the research outcome and survey group making
8~10.Group HODONO / Group TOYAMA - read "TOYAMA Monogatari"
12~15. Make research questionnaire (TSTCHIYA + other teacher)

(5) Preparation
16. Prepare for the main research
【Main research】Main research (Three days within August 2th ~August 4th . The survey will be conducted in the weekends. The schedule will be adjusted.)※There will be a possibility of late(midnight) returning. )
*On August 2th , course participants will work as a staff for the puppet show festival.
Prerequisites
Course participants are required to do a field report (present the results of the research) at Iida city.
Students desired to take the course in “Internship (Iida city)” will be required to have an interview with faculties individually.
Required Text(s) and Materials
MAKINO, M, “Entaku no chiiki syugi(円卓の地域主義)”, (2016, Jigyo kousou daigakuin syuppanbu)
References
“Field Worker’s Handbook” (2011, Nihonbunkajinruigakkai kanshu)
S.B.Merriam “ Shitsuteki chosa nyumon” (2004, Mineruvashoten)
Shinichi Wada, Nakata Toyokazu,”Hattentojyokoku no hitobito no hanashikata” (2010, Mizunowashuppan)
Others will be introduced in class.
Assessment/Grading
Written report and contribution of a lecture
Message from instructor(s)
Let’s enjoy to learn through a practice with residents in Iida city.
Course keywords
Social research, Community, Promotion of a project in rural districts, qualitative research, participants observation
Office hours
Upon request (contact each faculty by email for appointment)
Remarks 1
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/27/2020 12:52:38 PM